Rogers Explorers graduate Mallory Allen of Whitley County was undecided about her future career goals until she spent some time this week in a science lab on the campus of…
sdodsonJune 5, 2013
For going “above and beyond” to support education in their home communities and across the region, Forward in the Fifth has awarded the 2013 AppLE (Appalachian Leaders in Education) Awards…
sdodsonMay 13, 2013
The May flowers appear to have sprung up in downtown Somerset, thanks to one local high school student’s efforts. “This started off as a small project, but it blossomed into…
sdodsonMay 10, 2013
The Center for Rural Development and Brushy Fork Institute are accepting grant proposals from government and non-profit organizations in 43 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties through April 22 for ARDPI…
sdodsonApril 2, 2013
Ten Southern and Eastern Kentucky communities and organizations have been awarded federal grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to advance strategic planning efforts in the region as part…
sdodsonMarch 28, 2013
U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) has recognized a 2011 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program for her work on a local playground project.
sdodsonMarch 26, 2013
As part of its initiative to recruit the best students anywhere in Kentucky, the University of Louisville announced it is offering $10,000, or $2,500 per year up to four years, in exclusive college…
sdodsonMarch 26, 2013
Dr. Joseph “Joe” L. Fink III, professor of law and policy at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy and a board member of The Center for Rural Development’s…
sdodsonMarch 1, 2013
An online news article posted by The Huffington Post this week draws attention to the lifelong value education in the STEM majors—that’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has on the earning…
sdodsonFebruary 6, 2013
